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No. 851,796. PATENTEI) APR. 30, 1907.

A. M. BRASINGTON.

COMBINATION UNDERGARMENT. Arruomlon FILED JAN. 1, 1907.

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A. M. BRASINGTON.

COMBINATION UNDERGARMENT.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. '7, 1907.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 30, 1907.

' Application filed January 7,1907. SerialNo. 351.261

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Be it known that .l, ANNA M. Binisnvo'rox,

a citizen of the ifnitcil States, residing at i waist and also lor securing and supporting the i lrelt oi the outer or dress shirt.

Cleveland, in the county of (uyahoga and Sta-to oi Ohio, have invented certain new and useiullinpr rements in (:onibination-l ndergarments, oi which the l'olloi-ving is u specification.

f material, having an lllli.!i.lil.lll(}(l depending portion 7; said Lab forming a pinning piece tor holding in position the oulioror sh rt- At the lack, lclow the waist line, and on the inside oi' the garment, is provided it plu rality of luttons 8 (four such luttons being 10 nients for women ir which waist and s shown); to which may be attached a pad or 65 hustle 9. This feature is of particular advent-age to stout or hirge hippcd persons who are usually wrrespondingly flat-backed;

and the paid. aids materially in giving a proper My invention relates to skirted UflClGbgilT Q hfl'il are integrnl, in skirted union garments; and my obiect is to provide a single garment which shall serve 1 bodice or corset cover, full-front waist, shirt-waist holder and Shirholder hustle support, and attachment for removable ilounees, shirt bottoms or petticoats That portion of the garment thus described term nates preferably alout midway between the hip and knee, as shown, though bring to the shirts. 70

Much discomfort is eziperiei'iced in warm the necessityof wanting a multiplicity of undergarments about the shoulders, waist and hips; and I obviate this difliculty by the garment shown in the drawings, in wlnch-- weather especially hv stout persons, from Figure 1 is a front view of the entire gzirskirt-bottoms '12 are provlded at the top with a button-hole strip, prelerehly sci -lloped at merit, a portion being broken away to show my improved inzinncr of Attaching the removable fiounces Fig. 2 is ii rear view of the upper portion of the garment, showing the Waist: and skirtsecuring tnb and the mom nor of attaching the hustle Fig. 3 .is a vertical dorsal section at about the Waist line, showing more clearly the attachment of the tiib and bustle; Fig. 4 is horizontal section of the waist at about the bust line, showing the construction of the close :htting waisti ortion and the manner of attachin the l'ull I w I a h iront: and F1". 0 is an enlar ed sectionalview n T. taken along the line S 5 of l 1g. 1 and showo1" staggered relation.

it will he understood that this length may be varied as desired; and the lower edge is i'urnishcd with buttons 10', arranged in zigzag I These buttons are preferably hidden and protected by a tuck or flap 11, as most clearly shown in 1 ig. 5.

The detachable llounces, petticoa-ts, or

no matter how closely spaced, the strip will invariably sag or bulge outwardly between the buttons, rendering the attachment unsightl and ii'iconveniently thick and bulky. In -my numner of attachment, by giving the 0 ing the liounees and providing a covering upper edge-oi the button-hole strip between 5 the alternate holes of the row a curve approaching a natural cetenary curve, ,the supporting buttons may be placeijl n. onsidcrable distance apart find the lower edge of the strip will then be held smoothly in place by ing the manner of constructing and attachtuck or flop for such at i zichnieut.

In the various. iligures, l represents the waist portion, preferably sleeveless and low necked, and 2 the hippor-tion oi the garment.

Both these are of a single thicloiess oi suitable nuiterial, and prcl'erahlr lining the ligure closely. Along the side hues oi" the waist, as at under-armseams i i such are used, 3 are attached the pieces 3 extending thence to the front of the waist and provided at top and bottom with shirring cords or tapes 4. Intermediate tapes. (not shown), may I.c provided, if desired, either as additional sccuring means or for ornamentation solely.

At the back of the waist portion, at about he waist-line, is attached a tab 6 of strong the intermediate buttons without any tendency to sag or bulge outwardly, even with a plurality of wide and coniperatively heavy ilounces attached thereto.

.lo the drawing, I have shown two ilounccs or skirt bottoms attached to the strip; but it will be apparent that as in any as desired may be so attached. It is also apparent thzitthe entire garment may be triniined to suit the fancy of the wearer.

'lhegannent described has the advantage of coin bnnng in a single light body-garment a separately laundered.

undeI'Wa'ist which gives the requisite fullnes t0 the outer shirt-Waist, a rear attachment for shirt-waist and skirt-belt, a bustle-support, and 'an'nnderskirt or etticoat, while reducing to a minimum the nihnber of thicknesses of fabric about the hips. All these features are of particular advantage inwarin Weather. In addition thereto, as many ion-noes or skirt-bottoms may be attached as may be desired or necessary to give tullness to the outer skirt without discoini'ort to the Wearer; anr.l if soiled about the bottom, these flounees may be readily detached and The manner of attachment is such that the pettiooat skirts are held as firmly and smoothly as if supported from a belt at the waist.

It is apparent that many changes may be close-fittin ,supporting bodice, a full-front made in the garment Without departing iroin my invention; since "What 1 claim is:

1. An nndergarinent eon'ipri mg a closefitting bodice and s comparatively-short, skirted extension made of" a single thickness of fabric; the lower part of said. skirted extension being provided with two rows of but tons, the buttons of one row being substantially opposite the middle of the space. between the buttons of the other row, and a flounce-snpporting stri, having a soalloped upper edge and suite-b y positioned buttonholes, said strip being adapted to carry one or more ilounces and to be attached to said single skirted-extensimi; substantially as described.

2. An nndergarinent having an upper sense skirted portion of a single thickness 01'. fabric, and provided at ion er'edge with a double or Zigzag row of buttons, in combination with an attachable lloimce strip having buttonholes oorresnonding to the bnttoi'i-arrange- .ment oi the upper skirt portion, and one or more i'lounoes attimhed to said strip.

3. An undergarnnmt having an upper skirted portion provided at its lower edge with a double or zigzag; row of supports, in ooinbinathm with an attzwhable strip having 'a sealloped upper edge and a double or zigzag row oi cooper-an 11;; supports; said strip hav ing scoured thereto one or more iloun s.

4-. in imder ar1nent ooinprising a closeiitting bodice and a eoni'paratively short. skirted extension made oi a sin; thickness of fabric; said bodiro portioi'i having a rearv;Milly-attached, sliirl -l1oldi1ig tab, and said skirted extension having interior. attaehed bnstle-snpporting means and being; prlwided near its lower edge with Zigzag row oi buttons and a covering flap therefor, in comhination with an attachable flounoe or petti coat member comprising :i-hutton-hole strip having; a scalloped upper edge and. a zigzag row of button-holes and having attached to its lower edge one or more ilonnees; substantially described.

In testhnony whereof i afliz; my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ANNA M. BRASXNG'TON.

. Witnesses:

J. R. DEYENY, l SANDA, Jr. 

